Tool for installing an underground water pipe

ABSTRACT

A tool for installing water pipe made of a central body, a ring encircling the central body, a tapered end, and an anvil end. Water pipe slides over the tapered end, over the ring and is stopped by the anvil in for impact installation in soil enabling water pipe to be installed beneath an immovable structure by impacting the anvil end.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application is a Continuation-in-Part of co-pending U.S.patent application Ser. No. 11/217,506; Entitled “Tool and Method forInstallation of Water Pipe” filed on Sep. 1, 2005.

FIELD

The present embodiment relates to handheld tools for use in connectionwith the installation of water pipe under immovable objects, such as aslab of concrete, for subsequent connection to another pipe or to aportion of a water or irrigation system. The tool positions water pipeand installs water pipe beneath hard immovable structures.

BACKGROUND

Water systems have long been proved to be an effective and efficientmeans for watering landscaping, especially in hot, dry climates. A needhas existed for a tool and a method to install water pipe, such as forirrigation, or for use in a house, under an existing driveway, walkwayor other hard nonmoving object without removing the driveway, walkway orother hard nonmoving object.

The movement of clean water has become very important in developingcountries. Typically, in these countries, there is no money for drillingequipment. In fact, there is barely enough money for the PVC pipe usedto carry the clean water from a spring. A need has existed for amanually operable device that installs water pipe under hard nonmovingobjects on the surface of the ground without digging, and without use ofmotor operated or gasoline operated equipment. Particularly, there is aneed for this method in developing countries or in poor areas of theUnited States

A need exists for a tool and a method to install a water pipe which isfast, easy to use, and works with preexisting structures.

A need has existed for a device that has no motor for installing waterpipe in habitats where endangered species exist, and provides a toolthat is quiet unlike motorized boring drills.

A need exists for a water pipe installation tool for use in laying pipeunder nonmoving objects, like concrete foundations, that has few safetyhazards for a worker in the installation process and which createslittle noise pollution for other neighborhood residents duringinstallation.

A need exists for a light, easy to ship hand-held device that could beused to easily install pipe for water systems of a consistent, correctdiameter preventing mistakes in the water pipe installation process.

The present embodiments meet these needs.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The detailed description will be better understood in conjunction withthe accompanying drawings as follows:

FIG. 1 depicts a top view of an embodiment of a one piece tool in aposition ready for use in an installation.

FIG. 2 depicts a top view of another embodiment of a tool in a positionready for use in an installation wherein the tool is adjustable and ahole is in a blunt tapered end.

FIG. 3 depicts a cross section of another embodiment of the central bodyof the tool.

FIG. 4 depicts an embodiment of the tool with a curved central body withan expandable central body.

FIG. 5 depicts a cross sectional view of another embodiment of the toolhaving an interlock mechanism for fastening portions of the central bodytogether.

FIG. 6 shows a cross section of an hollow body embodiment of the tool.

The present embodiments are detailed below with reference to the listedFigures.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

Before explaining the present embodiments in detail, it is to beunderstood that the embodiments are not limited to the particularembodiments and that they can be practiced or carried out in variousways.

The present embodiments are new and improved ways to easily andconsistently install tubing beneath nonmoving objects for water systems.The nonmoving objects are contemplated to be immovable structures, suchas concrete walkways, roadways, driveways, such as concrete driveways,existing water pipes, existing sewer pipes, portions of houses, portionsof garages, fencing or other immovable objects. The installed tubing canbe hard PVC tubing for water systems, or more flexible tubing.

The tool is designed to enable installation of water pipe under animmovable structure or nonmoving object, by traversing beneath thenonmoving object such that each end of the water pipe is accessible fromeither side of the nonmoving object.

The tool can be used horizontally or vertically to install water pipewithout affecting the nonmoving object. The tool is designed to beselectively operated without requiring any motor, electricity, or gas,thereby, making the tool environmentally friendly.

The tool can be used in areas where noise pollution from a motorizeddrill or other gas powered drilling device would harm local endangeredwildlife, or otherwise bother local residents.

The tool can be used to install water pipe beneath various types ofnonmoving objects by carrying the water pipe over a central bodyportion. Thereby, only permitting impact required for installation, uponthe tool anvil end rather than the water pipe. Allowing for impact tocontact only the tool anvil end while traversing beneath the nonmovingobject, will prevent the water pipe from cracking or breaking duringinstallation. The nonmoving object can include a natural gas pipe, orother municipal pipes.

The tool has a central body with a tapered end, a ring around thecentral body, and an anvil end. In an alternative embodiment, the toolcan have a hollow central body with an anvil end for installation ofwater pipe. In still another embodiment, the hollow tool version canhave a hollow tapered end for ease of installation in difficult,particulate containing soils or in harder clays.

The tool can be a one piece tool, formed by pouring metal to create theunitary design, or it can be made from various cut pieces weldedtogether forming a unitary tool, or it can be made from a solid anvilend, central body and tapered end with the ring moveably encircling thecentral body, enabling the ring to be adjustable, and even removable inthe case of damage or need for a larger diameter ring, using connectorsor other types of conventional fasteners.

The ring is connected around the central body between the anvil end andthe tapered end. The ring can be welded to the central body, or it canbe removably connected to the central body. The removably connected ringcan be a sliding ring, encircling the central body so that it can not bedisconnected without cutting off the central body, but slidable up anddown the length of the central body and connected to the central bodywith fasteners or a similar connector that is tough and shock resistant.An exemplary fastener, could be a ratcheted connector that engagesgrooves along the central body while being connected to the ring, suchas with screws to the ring, holding the ring in a tight fit against thecentral body using the ratcheted construction. The ring can be flexiblyconnected to the central body in another embodiment using a tensionconnection much the way a rubber band can be wound around a rod for asecure fit.

The ring is contemplated to have a diameter that is larger than thediameter of the central body, smaller than the diameter of the anvilend, and approximately the same diameter as the tapered end.

The ring is contemplated to be made from the same material as thecentral body, in a first embodiment, such as steel, if the central bodyis made of steel. However, it is contemplated that the ring can be of adifferent material, such as a hard rubber fastened to the central bodyor a different metal.

The ring is contemplated to have a thickness which is from about ⅛^(th)of an inch in thickness to about 2 inches in thickness depending on theneeds of the user of the device, a thicker ring supports a thinnerwalled pipe during installation, while a thinner ring supports a thickerwalled pipe for installation.

Water pipe for installation is slid over the tapered end, the centralbody, and the ring surrounding the central body forming a tight fittingsleeve.

A benefit of these embodiments is that thin, lightweight water pipe canbe installed quickly and snugly over the tool. Therefore, when using thetool a less expensive, lightweight water pipe can be installed beneath anonmoving object; rather than having to use a heavier, more expensive,water pipe so that it could sustain direct impact during installation.

The water pipe and tool combination can be directly hammered beneath thenonmoving object, or in an alternative embodiment, the water pipe andtool combination can be placed in a pre-dug channel or trench adjacentto a nonmoving object, with the tapered end pointing beneath thenonmoving object. The anvil end is then impacted moving the tapered endforward beneath the nonmoving object. The impacting can be manually witha hammer, for use in low income areas, or it can be quickly installedusing a packer, other electrical, mechanical, pneumatic or hydraulicdevice to drive the tool and water pipe combination into the earthbeneath the nonmoving object.

After impacting, the tapered end of the tool becomes visible oraccessible on the other side of the nonmoving object, such as a concretewalkway, revealing successful installation of the water pipe.

The tool is seized at the anvil end, shown in FIG. 6 having a grippingportion, and pulled from within the water pipe, leaving the water pipein the ground successfully installed beneath the nonmoving object.

A connection to an existing water supply can then be made or welded tothe ends of the installed water pipe, forming a landscape irrigationsystem or other water system, a sewage system, a potable drinking systemor even a septic tank system.

The present embodiments save significant time in installing water pipe.

The embodiments also save on labor costs because the time to install awater pipe is dramatically reduced, and the installation of a water pipeis made easier without having to break concrete and then remake awalkway.

Additionally, these embodiments prevent common injuries that occur onthe job using known drilling and boring techniques for pipe installationunder concrete walkways. The tool results in a safer workplace withoutcarbon monoxide exhaust, or the need for additional water forlubrication, which for desert regions is difficult to find and wastefulto use.

The present embodiments only require one person to install a water pipe.Whereas, traditionally at least two or three people are required for theinstallation of water pipe with conventional boring and drillingtechniques.

The embodiments save time during installation by at least 50%, becausethe tool can pull the dirt from the water pipe. Therefore, theembodiments do not require cleaning out of dirt from the inside of theinstalled water pipe, which occurs with water pipe installations thatuse drilling or boring machines.

The embodiments are dramatically less expensive than conventionalboring, because expensive drill bits, as required with a drill, are notneeded with the process. Simple manual whacking of the anvil end with asledge hammer will suffice for installation of the tool under theimmovable structure. For a normal household walkway, as few as about 15to 18 whacks on the anvil end will successfully install the water pipefor a 4 foot sidewalk. Although packers can be used, in an embodiment,no gas powered packers are needed although they can be desirable for usewhen installing very large diameter water pipes.

In an embodiment, this tool is contemplated as being lightweight, whichenables low shipping costs, for shipping of the tool; conserving fuel;and the added feature that one person can lift and carry the tool.

The embodiments can be used in particular, for the installation of watersprinkler systems for houses and office buildings.

An embodiment contemplates additionally digging a narrow trench at anangle to the nonmoving object under which the water pipe is to beinstalled. This narrow trench can be between about 1 foot to about 4feet wide depending on the diameter of the tool needed and diameter ofthe water pipe desired for installation. This narrow trench might befrom about 20 degrees to about 90 degrees from the edge of the nonmovingobject under which the water pipe is to be installed.

During installation the anvil end of the water pipe and tool assembly isrepeatedly hit with a manual hammer, or an electrical packer, such as ajack hammer. Manual installation can be accomplished in as little as 15to 18 strokes. During installation flexible conduit, such as electricalwire, a chain, a string, rope, a flexible water conduit, a electricaltubing, a hose, can be simultaneously installed. Thereby, accomplishingtwo tasks in one. Alternatively, the water pipe can be installed usingthe tool, and before the tool is removed from the installed water pipethe flexible conduit can be connected to the tool. Allowing the flexibleconduit to then be pulled through the installed water pipe, forming afast two-step process.

Referring now to the drawings, FIG. 1 shows the tool 10 for installingwater pipe. The tool is made of a central body 12, with an axis 14, anda central body diameter 16, which is referred to herein as the firstdiameter 16.

The tool has a tapered end 18 having at its largest cross section, atapered end diameter 20, which is referred to herein as the seconddiameter 20, and wherein the second diameter 20 is larger than the firstdiameter 16.

The tool has an anvil end 22 connected to the central body 12. Wherein,the anvil end 22 has at its largest cross section, an anvil end diameter24, which is referred to herein as the third diameter 24; and whereinthe third diameter 24 is larger than the second diameter 20.

A ring 26 surrounds the central body 12 between the tapered end 18 andthe anvil end 22. This ring having a ring diameter 28 which is referredto herein, as the fourth diameter 28. The fourth diameter 28 is greaterthan the first diameter 16. The fourth diameter 28 is equal to thesecond diameter 20. The fourth diameter 28 is less than the thirddiameter 24.

This formed tool can receive water pipe 30 over the tapered end andring, contacting the anvil end 22. The water pipe 30 has an innerdiameter forming a gap 32 between the central body and the innerdiameter of the water pipe. In an embodiment, this gap 32 can be fromabout 1/16 of an inch to about ¾ of an inch between the central body 12and the water pipe 30. The tighter the fit of the water pipe 30, theless material enters the water pipe 30.

The tool 10 of FIG. 1, is shown as a one piece tool. FIG. 2 shows a tool10, wherein the ring 26 is adjustable along the central body 12 whereinthe central body 12, tapered end 18, and anvil end 22 are a one pieceunit. In yet another embodiment, the tapered end 18 is removable andreplaceable for improved versatility, and for selective maintenance, incase a tapered end 18 is damaged.

The ring 26 can be fastened to the central body 12 using a fastener 34,such as a ratcheting fastener. The water pipe fits over the tapered end18 and the ring 26 in a snug fit preventing particles of dirt frompacking between the pipe and the central body 12.

In an embodiment, the anvil end 22 can have a diameter of at least 2inches and a thickness sufficient to sustain repeated impact withoutdeformation. Additionally, tapered end 18 can be threaded onto thecentral body 12, using threads 38 for ease of replacement or to allowfor selective attachment of a tapered end 18 with a different seconddiameter 20, thereby, selectively creating a tapered end 18 with adifferent second diameter 20 for selective use with different kinds ofwater pipe or in different types of soil.

In another embodiment, it is contemplated that the fourth diameter 28and the third diameter 24 are the same size, or of equal diameters.

In another embodiment, it is contemplated that the fourth diameter 28and the second diameter 20 are substantially identical diameters andless than the third diameter 20.

In both FIG. 1 the tapered end 18 is shown having a conical shapetapering to a point. Whereas in FIG. 2; the tapered end 18 is shownhaving a conical shape and tapering to a blunt end.

Moving onto FIG. 2, the tapered end 18 is shown having a hole 36 forremovably securing a flexible elongated element, such as electricalwires, to the tool 10. Once the water pipe is installed, and the taperedend 18 is accessible from under the immovable structure, the wires canbe connected to the hole 36, the tool 10 can be pulled from the waterpipe, enabling the tool 10 to pull electrical wires after installing thewater pipe.

It is contemplated that the hole 36 in the tapered end 18 can have adiameter from about 1/16 of an inch to about ⅔ of an inch.

In addition, the tool 10 can further comprise a hole, not shown,selectively deposed upon the central body 12 along the axis 14, parallelto axis 14, or perpendicular to the axis 14 enabling the selectiveconnecting of a flexible elongated element prior to sliding the waterpipe 30 over the tapered end 18 and central body 12, enablingsimultaneous installation of flexible elongated conduit duringinstallation of the water pipe.

It is contemplated that the hole, not shown, deposed upon central body12 can have a diameter from about ¼ of an inch to about 2 inches.

Both FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 depict the ring 26. This ring 26 can be made of ashock absorbing material such as a rubber gasket, a polymer ring, like aplastic ring of polypropylene, a metal ring made of steel, tool steel,carbon steel or similar tough, hard metal, a laminate of metal, plastic,rubber or combinations thereof, a material identical to other portionsof the tool 10, or combinations of these components.

FIG. 3 shows an exploded cross section of, yet, another embodiment ofthe central body 12 and tapered end 18. In FIG. 3, the central body 12has an inner chamber 40 extending through at least a portion of thecentral body 12. This inner chamber 40, in another embodiment can extendmost of the way through the central body 12, creating a lightweight tool10. The tapered end 18 can also have a tapered end inner chamber 41enabling both portions of the tool 10 to be lightweight. In theembodiment of FIG. 1, the tool 10 is shown with all portions of the tool10 as solid. In the embodiment of FIG. 6, the tool 10 is shown have ahollow central body 12 with a hollow opening 50 of tool 10 also has agripping portion 52 for ease of removal of the tool from the installedwater pipe 30.

FIG. 4 shows an embodiment wherein the central body 12 is curved andformed from two removably connectable segments segments 42 and 44. Theseremovably connectable segments 42 and 44 can have segment threads 46 forconnecting the two removably connectable segments 42 and 44 together.The central body 12 of this embodiment can have a plurality ofidentically sized removably connectable segments threaded together.

In another embodiment, the tool 10 can have a central body 12 with aplurality of telescoping, nested members, so that the central body 12can be very compact in two or more parts, nesting together for shipping,and then at a site, the nested segments can be pulled out, like atelescope, and twisted together on threads to create a stiff, usabletool 10. Three nesting segments are contemplated as being highlyversatile and usable herein.

In still another embodiment, fasteners can be used on each removablyconnectable segment 42 and 44 for connecting the at least two removablyconnectable segments 42 and 44 together instead of threads, such asratchet and groove fasteners.

FIG. 5 shows an embodiment wherein alternating removably connectablesegments 42 a and 42 b each comprise an interlock depression 48 a and 48b for engaging interlock heads 50 a and 50 b disposed upon adjacentremovably connectable segments 44 a and 44 b or on the tapered end 18.

Returning to FIG. 1, a transmitter 52 is contained within the taperedend 18, enabling tracking of the tool 10 using a global positioningsystem. An example of a transmitter that could be used, is a miniaturetransmitter like the MT-2 (Mole) designed to be used in conjunction withthe MAC-51Bx Receiver sold by Schonstedt Instrument Company ofKearneysville, West Va. There are many other transmitters available, andthe MT-2 (Mole) is only a, non-limiting, example.

In an embodiment, the tapered end 18 and ring 26 have an outer diameterfrom about ½ of an inch to about 2 and ½ inches.

The tool 10 is contemplated, at least one embodiment, to be used on awater pipe made of a polyvinyl chloride (PVC), another hard crystallinepolymer such as a polyamide composite, a metal, or a coated metalresistant to rusting and corrosion can be used.

The central body 12 is contemplated to have an overall length of about ½of a foot to about 100 feet depending on the length of the water pipe orother general pipe needed for installation.

For example, a long thin water pipe with ¼ inch inner diameter and 80feet long can be usable with a long, thin tool with a 90 foot longcentral body 12 and a fourth diameter 28 only slightly less than thediameter of the ¼ inch water pipe. The central body 12 plus tapered end18 should be slightly longer than the water pipe needed forinstallation. It is contemplated that for this embodiment, this lengthcan be from about 5 percent to about 15 percent longer than the waterpipe to be installed. The central body 12 of the tool 18 can be extendedby using multiple segments or elements of the central body 12, connectedtogether. These connections can be removable connections in oneembodiment, or the tool 10 can be made with a unitary, non-disassemblecentral body section 12.

The wall thickness of a water pipe can be from about 1/16 inch to over 2inches in thickness for most water uses, but this wall thickness can bevaried depending on the needs of the landowner, the pressure needed inthe water pipe, or other specification such as a thicker wall if thewater or irrigation system is in an earthquake zone, or if the waterpipe needs to traverse soil with bits of granite.

In one embodiment, a 4.5 foot pipe with a 1 inch diameter of PVC can beinstalled over the tool 10 with central body 12 having a first diameter16, a ring 26 mounted around the central body 12 having a diameter onlyslightly smaller than the diameter of the pipe. The central body 12 andtapered end 18 present a length only slightly longer than the pipe, suchas a length of about 5 feet. For this embodiment, the anvil end 22 isabout 2½ inches in diameter and has a thickness of about 1½ inches. Theanvil end 22 is welded to the central body 12, the ring 26 is welded tothe central body 12, the tapered end 18 is welded to the central body12, but the central body 12 is formed of two portions that can beselectively and removably threaded together. The anvil end 22 can bemade of stainless steel, and the central body 12 can be made from adifferent material, such as carbon steel. It should be noted that thecentral body 12 and the anvil end 22 can be made of the same material,so long as the material is not easily deformable upon impact from asledge hammer. Other usable materials include cold rolled steel, iron,alloys thereof, or stainless steel. For this embodiment, a 1 inchtapered end 18 that tapers to a point with about a 20 degree slope canbe used. It should be noted that the tapered end 18 can used canselectively be of other shapes, including blunt ends with only sometapering. The tapered end 18 can be made from the same material as thecentral body 12.

Another embodiment contemplates that the tapered end 18 can be removablyattached by fasteners or by a threadable engagement to a tapered end 18with selective differing diameters to be operatively usable on a centralbody 12. This feature adds versatility to the invention. This featurealso enables easy replacement in the field if the tapered end 18 shouldbecome damaged from inadvertent impact with granite or another substancethat deforms the tapered end 18.

The central body 12 and tapered end 18 can be made of a high impact,ultraviolet resistant, non-corroding material comprising a polymer, agraphite, a ceramic, or combinations thereof. The tapered end 18 can bemade of a material different from the central body 12, such as agraphite composite. A diamond point can be installed as the tapered end18 for use when difficult penetration of soil with high density isrequired.

The anvil end 22 can have a flat face on the side opposite the centralbody 12. The anvil end 22 can have a thickness which enables the anvilend 22 to sustain repeated impacts, of at least 20 pounds per squareinch, without deformation. Alternatively the anvil end 22 can have acurved face, with a depression to reduce accidents on the job duringinstallation that result from the user missing the intended target. Theanvil end 22 in still another embodiment could have a face shaped toengage the face of a jack hammer so that again, accidents on the jobduring installation are dramatically reduced and installation is quick.

In still another embodiment, the anvil end 22 is thick enough, made of amaterial strong enough, and is brittle resistant enough to endure atleast 200 pound per square inch during installation.

The tool 10 can be made from paint coated metals to inhibit rustingduring daily field use and routine exposure to weather.

The tool 10 can be coated with a white oil or an easily degradablenon-toxic lubricant, such as a vegetable oil, to assist in theprevention of corrosion while enabling otherwise snug fitting piping toslide off the tool 10 easily after installation and pounding iscomplete. This type of non-toxic coating enables the tool 10 to be moreenvironmentally friendly during use.

In another non-limiting embodiment, the tool 10 can have a firstdiameter 16 from less than about 1 inch to about 2 inches.

In another alternative but non-limiting embodiment, the tool 10contemplates that the anvil end 22 is welded to the central body 12 atan angle that is substantially perpendicular to the central body 12.

It is contemplated that the anvil end 22 can have a third diameter 24 upto about 3 times greater than the diameter of the ring, such as adiameter of from about 2 inches to about 4 inches.

In another alternative but non-limiting embodiment, it is contemplatedthat the anvil end 22 is cylindrical in shape.

These alternative but non-limiting embodiments, enable an average 160pound man in decent shape to install a 4.5 foot and 1 inch diameter PVCwater pipe in gumbo soil, such as the kind in Houston, Tex., in about 60seconds using the tool 10 and a sledge hammer.

FIG. 6 shows an alternative non-limiting, embodiment of the tool 10 forinstalling water pipe. Wherein, the tool 10 has a hollow central body12, having a hollow opening 50 along an axis having a first diameter 16;an anvil end connected to the central body 12 having a gripping portion52; and wherein the tool 10 is adapted to receive a water pipe 30 aroundthe central body 12. The water pipe 30 is installed beneath a non movingobject by impacting the anvil end 22 of the tool 10; thereby, runningthe tool 10 with water pipe 30 beneath the nonmoving object filling thehollow central body 12 with dirt. After installation is complete, thetool 10 is removed from the water pipe 30 using the gripping portion 52,leaving an essentially dirt free water pipe 30 installed beneath the nonmoving object.

While these embodiments have been described with emphasis on theembodiments, it should be understood that within the scope of theappended claims, the embodiments might be practiced other than asspecifically described herein.

1. A tool for installing water pipe comprising: a. a central body withan axis having a first diameter; b. a tapered end having a seconddiameter larger than the first diameter; c. an anvil end connected tothe central body having a third diameter larger than the seconddiameter; and d. a ring encircling the central body between the taperedend and the anvil end having a fourth diameter greater than the firstdiameter, wherein the fourth diameter is equal to the second diameterand the fourth diameter is less than the third diameter; enabling waterpipe to slide over the tapered end and ring contacting the anvil endforming a gap of between ½ inch and ¾ inch between the central body andthe water pipe, and wherein the tool is adapted to install water pipe inthe ground beneath immovable structures.
 2. The tool of claim 1, whereinthe tool is a one piece tool.
 3. The tool of claim 1, wherein the ringis adjustable along the central body and the central body, tapered endand anvil end are a one piece unit.
 4. The tool of claim 1, wherein thewater pipe fits over the tapered end and the ring in a snug fitpreventing particles from packing between the water pipe and the centralbody.
 5. The tool of claim 1, wherein the anvil end comprises a diameterand a thickness sufficient to sustain repeated impact withoutdeformation.
 6. The tool of claim 1, wherein the fourth diameter and thethird diameter are equal.
 7. The tool of claim 1, wherein the taperedend has a conical shape.
 8. The tool of claim 1, wherein the tapered endfurther comprises a hole for removably securing a flexible elongatedelement thereto enabling the tool to pull the element simultaneouslywhile installing water pipe.
 9. The tool of claim 1, wherein theflexible elongated element comprises a wire, a chain, a string, a rope,a flexible water conduit, a electrical tubing, a hose, or a combinationthereof.
 10. The tool of claim 1, wherein the ring comprises a shockabsorbing material, wherein the shock absorbing material is a rubbergasket, a polymer ring, a metal ring, a laminate of metal, plastic,rubber, a material identical to other portions of the tool, orcombinations thereof.
 11. The tool of claim 1, wherein the central bodycomprising an inner chamber extending through at least a portion of thecentral body.
 12. The tool of claim 1, wherein the central body iscurved.
 13. The tool of claim 1, wherein the central body is anadjustable length central body comprising at least two removablyconnectable segments.
 14. The tool of claim 13, wherein the removablyconnectable segments comprises threads for connecting the at least tworemovably connectable segments together.
 15. The tool of claim 13,further comprising fasteners disposed on each of the at least tworemovably connectable segments for connecting the at least two removablyconnectable segments together.
 16. The tool of claim 13, whereinalternating removably connectable segments each comprising an interlockdepression for engaging interlock heads disposed upon adjacent removablyconnectable segments.
 17. The tool of claim 1, wherein the tapered endfurther comprises a hole for removably securing a flexible elongatedelement to the tool after installing the water pipe to pull the flexibleelongated element through the installed water pipe.
 18. The tool ofclaim 1, wherein the tapered end contains a transmitter enabling aglobal positioning system to identify a location of the tool.
 19. Thetool of claim 1, wherein the tapered end and ring have an outer diameterfrom about 0.5 inch to about 2.5 inches.
 20. A tool for installing waterpipe comprising: a. a hollow central body, having a hollow opening alongan axis having a first diameter; b. an anvil end connected to thecentral body having a gripping portion; and wherein the tool is adaptedto receive a water pipe around the hollow central body; install thewater pipe beneath a non moving object by impacting the anvil end of thetool, thereby running the tool with water pipe beneath the nonmovingobject and filling the hollow central body with dirt; and be removedfrom the water pipe using the gripping portion, leaving an essentiallydirt free water pipe installed beneath the non moving object.
 21. Thetool of claim 20, further comprising a hollow tapered end connected tothe hollow central body forming a continuous conduit along the axis ofthe hollow central body.